Lighting Device Protocol Bridging via Dual Processor Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lighting systems that use different communication protocols for local and remote networks are forced to communicate via the internet, leading to delayed communication between these networks.
Innovation Solution
A lighting device with multiple processors configured to communicate using different protocols, allowing direct communication between local networks without internet reliance, using a third processor to switch between protocols and control light emission based on received information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If local and remote lighting systems use different communication protocols and communicate via the internet, then communication between different protocols is enabled, but communication speed is delayed
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting device acts as an intermediary between the first local network (using first communication protocol) and the second local network (using second communication protocol). It receives information from one network via its protocol, converts/forwards it through the appropriate processor, and transmits to the other network, enabling direct local communication without internet dependency.
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting device is divided into separate functional processors: a first processor for communicating with the first local network via the first protocol, and a second processor for communicating with the second local network via the second protocol. This segmentation allows each processor to specialize in its protocol while working together to bridge the networks.
2Adaptability or versatility
If internet-based communication is used between local networks, then different protocols can be bridged, but communication latency increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting device serves as a local intermediary that directly bridges the two different communication protocols through its dual-processor architecture, eliminating the need for remote internet-based communication and reducing latency by keeping communication local.
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting device pre-configures both the first processor and second processor with their respective communication protocols, enabling it to immediately translate and forward messages between networks without requiring internet routing or external intervention.
3Device complexity
If a single processor handles multiple communication protocols, then device complexity is reduced, but communication reliability between different protocols decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting device uses separate processors for different communication protocols (first processor for first protocol, second processor for second protocol), ensuring that each protocol is handled by dedicated hardware, which improves communication reliability while maintaining manageable device complexity through clear functional separation.
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AI summary
A third lighting device connects one or more first lighting devices included in a first local network with one or more second lighting devices included in a second local network different from the first local network. The third lighting device includes: a first processing unit that wirelessly communicates with the one or more first lighting devices via a first communications protocol; a second processing unit that wirelessly communicates with the one or more second lighting devices via a second communications protocol different from the first communications protocol; and a control unit that switches between causing the first processing unit to wirelessly communicate with the one or more first lighting devices and causing the second processing unit to wirelessly communicate with the one or more second lighting devices.